Therapeutic Program Manager

Job Summary

Therapeutic Program Manager (Tucson): The Program Manager oversees daily counseling and treatment operations at ASPC-Tucson’s Manzanita Unit, ensuring effective therapeutic community programming and adherence to treatment standards. The role coordinates meetings, orientations, trainings, cohort activities, documentation, bed assignments, reporting, staff supervision, client support, and graduation planning while collaborating with custody staff and community partners. The position also promotes quality assurance and advances departmental reentry and continuity-of-care goals.

Substance Abuse Program Manager (Tucson): The Program Manager oversees all daily operations of substance abuse treatment services. The core responsibilities included supervising treatment staff, managing schedules and caseloads, ensuring policy and audit compliance, maintaining required documentation, coordinating with custody partners, leading staff and community meetings, and managing program enrollments to ensure the consistent and timely delivery of rehabilitative services

Duties

• Travels to facilities/institutions to assess counseling services/subordinate work products
• Plans, coordinates, and attends meetings and training sessions
• Tracks and manages substance abuse staff schedules
• Ensures counseling services are provided in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Provides clinical supervision, reviews, and signs off on clinical documentation
• Liaisons between counselors and operational security staff to maximize program utilization and minimize unit operational disruption
• Carries a partial clinical caseload
• Conducts one-on-one clinical assessments and individual or group counseling sessions
• Facilitates substance abuse education classes and therapy groups
• Oversees inmate peer mentors
• Coordinates peer mentors, guest speakers, and volunteer services
• Maintains clinical records and writes individual substance abuse treatment plans and relapse prevention plans
• Reviews, maintains, and troubleshoots the program participation database
• Reviews, develops, and recommends policies, practices, and process improvements for accuracy
• Drives on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Addiction treatment principles and protocol
• Principles and practices of supervision
• Counseling techniques
• Adult learning processes
• ADCRR policies, procedures, and security practices
• Computers and various software such as Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Business English, grammar, and spelling

Skill in:

• Verbal and written communication
• Supervisory and management
• Building and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Organizational and time management
• Counseling, interviewing, and active listening
• Collecting and maintaining accurate clinical records, data, and documentation

Ability to:

• Manage and supervise a diverse group of professionals
• Contribute to staff counseling skills through clinical supervision and mentoring
• Deliver program curriculum to inmate participants in a classroom environment
• Professionally interact with participants, security staff, and the public in a group setting or one-on-one situations
• Work in a secure prison or correctional environment
• Collect and maintain statistical data
• Work independently with minimal supervision
• Maintain accurate documentation and records

Preferences

• Master’s degree from an accredited school and 3-5 years of progressively responsible managerial or supervisory experience
• Correctional experience
• Knowledge of ADCRR policies, procedures, and ACIS

Pre-Employment Requirements

• In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.
• Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test consistent with Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS).

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:

• Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
• Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
• Exceptional retirement program
• Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
• An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

Pay: $85,800.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person

Benefits:

Salary : $85,800